Improvement in seaming-tongs



G. PEAOOOK. Beaming Tongs.

No. 216,446. Patented June 10,1879.

INVENTOR jpgi/ITNESSES 6 W ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

GEORGE PEACOOK, OF SELMA, ALABAMA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEAMlNG-TONGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 216,446, dated J une10, 1879; application filed May 10, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE PEAGOCK, of Selma, in the county of Dallas,and in the State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in seaming-Tongs; and do hereby declare that the followingis .a full, clear, and exact description of the inuse the same, I willnow proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to theannexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair ofseaming-tongs with my attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 shows adetailed modification of the invention.

A A represent the jaws of the seaming-tool, provided with handles B B,which are pivoted together at a. 0 represents a lever bent as shown, andformed with a foot-piece, I), at one end. This lever is slotted, andstraddles one of the handles B, and is pivoted thereto. This, pivot orfulcrum may be made a fixed part of the tool, as shown at b in Fig. 1;or it may be made as a separate piece, F, as shown in Fig. 2, saidfulcrum F being pivoted in the lever, and the handle of the tool passingthrough a hole in such fulcrum and fastened by a setscrew, d. By thismeans the lever becomes adjustable, and can be fastened at any point onthe shank or handle.- In the other end of the lever G is mounted agrooved roller, h, which runs loose on its axis, in which position itruns up and down the other shankor handle of the tool to that on whichthe fulcrum is attached.

By my invention both compound and progressive leverage is obtained, andthereby extreme labor reduced and great speed of operation obtained. Byits adjustability the leverpoWer can be attached to all kinds ofscaming-tools.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a seaming-tool, the lever D, fulcrumed to onehandle, and having a grooved roller, h, working against the otherhandle, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The lever D, provided with the pivoted fulcrum F and grooved rollerh, in combination with the shanks or handles of a seamingtool and theset-screw cl, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hzwe hereunto set my hand this2d day of May, 1879.

GEORGE PEAOOOK. Witnesses:

J. G. COMPTON, J. R. SATTERFIELD.

